Harpa wins European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2013

Harpa the Reykjavik Concert Hall and Conference Centre in Iceland, is the winner of the 2013 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award, the European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe announced today. Designed by Henning Larsen Architects, Batteríið Architects and Studio Olafur Eliasson, the building has helped [...]

construction have startet at the UM

The UM has set up a site webcam for the Active Living Centre project. The link is below. http://umanitoba.ca/webcams/activelivingcentre.php

HARPA AMONG FIVE FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2013 EU PRIZE FOR CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE – MIES VAN DER ROHE AWARD

The European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe have announced the five finalists who will compete for the 2013 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award. In total, 335 works in 37 European countries were nominated for the award. An expert jury drew up the final shortlist (details [...]

The Greenbuilt International Conference and Expo in San Francisco

On November the 12. – 16. The Greenbuilt International Conference and Expo was held in San Francisco. Iceland was presented through the Nordic Built program at it´s pavillion on the Expo exhibition. Sigurður Einarsson Architect (SE) in Batteriid Architects, one of the Nordic Built ambassadors, was the representative for Iceland. Among other Nordic Built ambassadors [...]

batteriid wins an architectural competition on the future vision of the Spelhaugen area

The entry is a result of an invited architectural competition on the future vision of the Spelhaugen area in the neighborhood of Fyllingsdalen in Bergen, Norway – organized by the car dealer Auto 23. 3 architectural offices were invited: Snøhetta in Oslo, Norway, BIG Architects in Copenhagen, Denmark and a team of 2 offices – [...]

Building Construction in Norway

On the 19th of October, Promote Iceland and Enterprise Europe Network arranged an open meeting in Reykjavik on the topic „Building Construction in Norway“ . Truls Vasvik from Prognosesenteret in Norway lectured on the Norwegian economy and the prospects for the building industry in Norway in the years to come. Also Sigurður Harðarson architect from [...]

Harpa wins Best Conference Venue in Northern Europe for for The Annual MICE Report Awards 2012

Harpa wins Best Conference Venue in Northern Europe for for The Annual MICE Report Awards 2012. Selected for its fantastic location, state of the art facilites and high levels of customer service. The prestigious MICE Report Awards are bestowed annually to recognise excellence and outstanding distinction in the meetings, incentive and business travel industry. Administered [...]

Visitors from Trondheim

Batteriid Architects, in collaboration with Landslag and VSO-consulting, was appointed last spring to design three kindergartens in Trondheim. These projects are among many that Batteriid has worked on in Norway as a result of systematic marketing abroad since the crisis in 2008. Last week a design session was held at the Batteriid office in Iceland, [...]

information meeting with companies interested in Nordic Built Charter

On September 13. an information meeting for Nordic Built Charter was held in Reykjavik University. The meeting led by the Icelandic „Nordic Built Ambassadors“ was to inform companies interested to find out more about the Nordic Built Charter. Sigurður Einarsson architect from Batteríið Architects is one of the ambassadors. Leaders from 3 new companies signed [...]

Batteríið Architects one of the Nordic Built-ambassadors

On 8 August, 20 top leaders from the Nordic building sector signed Nordic Built Charter in Copenhagen, showing that they are ready for a change. By signing Nordic Built Charter, they commit to implementing 10 principles in their strategy and work, and taking the necessary steps to deliver competitive solutions for sustainable construction. Batteríið Architects [...]